In 1966 Vancouver authorities decided to hold the Grey Cup parade at night. They would come to regret it.
They would come to regret it. The actual parade went well, drawing 150,000 people to a 20-block route downtown on Nov. 25, 1966. But afterwards, some of the revellers went wild, sparking a riot.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Police have charged 251 with being drunk in a public place, 162 with unlawful assembly, seven with obstructing police, one with assault on a policeman,” said a story that ran with the list.Article content Police dog held on a leash by Vancouver police officer helps break up the crowd at the Grey Cup riot on Nov. 25, 1966.The story of the actual Grey Cup game was relegated to the sports pages, as local newspapers concentrated on the riot.
“Fights developed as persons in the crowd tried to rescue arrested persons or those in the wagons tried to get out when doors were opened to a new arrival.”“Most of the injuries came during a battle between some occupants of the Devonshire Hotel, hurling water and glasses from windows overlooking the Georgia Street, and the crowd below, throwing bottles back up at the hotel windows,” Odam wrote.
“Acts of violence on the playing field and downtown streets cast an unprecedented scar on Canada’s Grey Cup football final played here Saturday,” said a story in the Monday, Dec. 2 Sun.
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